India, July 24 -- Melbourne's Shree Swaminarayan Temple and two nearby Asian-run restaurants were defaced with hateful graffiti, a day after a racially motivated assault on an Indian student in Adelaide. The incidents have sparked outrage among the Indian-Australian community.

According to The Australia Today, the Swaminarayan Temple in Boronia, located in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, was found vandalised with the slur "Go home brown c***" painted in red. Similar graffiti was found at two restaurants on Boronia Road.

Makrand Bhagwat, president of the Hindu Council of Australia's Victoria chapter, condemned the vandalism: "Our temple is meant to be a sanctuary of peace, devotion and unity," he told The Australia Today.

"To have it targe...